After much sorting and reading and testing it looks like using a GE ECM motor direct drive for a VAWT is not going to be very efficient...
dgeneral: I have been trying different wiring configurations then testing the ecm with a drill, tach, amp meter and a volt meter, I just cannot get it to produce usable voltage/amperage in the rpm range that is practical... (100-300 rpm range)
Electrondady: I agree that with the 300 rpm speed, I have had as high as 500 rpm but that was just one of those days we had the 40 to 60 mph gusts, I will look into the axial flux designs. Figuring the best\simplest design is the challenge, I don't have a firm grasp of all the aspects of generator design. I will look into the Ed's designs...
I have been looking for a good low rpm design but not finding many designs that show the rpm cut in and power requirements. Most conversations reference blade size for a hawt so I am not sure how to apply that to a vawt...
Thank you for all the replies, I will continue to research this!!